December 13, 2018 at 5:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approval of Agenda

V. School Board Recognition

V.A. JROTC Cadet Hannah Peiffer

V.B. Fall Sport Recipients

VI. Superintendent’s Report

VII. Removal of Consent Items for Discussion

VIII. Approval of Consent Items

VIII.A. Minutes of November 8, 2018 Policy Committee Meeting

VIII.B. Minutes of November 8, 2018 Regular School Board Meeting

VIII.C. Minutes of November 13, 2018 Special School Board Meeting

VIII.D. Authorization of Payments, Transfers, and Investment Activity

VIII.E. Personnel

VIII.E.1. Chas Bettendorf, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as Social Studies Teacher at North Branch Area High School

VIII.E.2. Donna Johnson, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as Distance Learning Teacher at North Branch Area Public Schools

VIII.E.3. Gregory Lien, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as Phy Ed/Health Teacher at North Branch Area High School

VIII.E.4. Nancy Nadeau, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as SPED Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.E.5. Kathy Robatcek, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as SPED Teacher at North Branch Area High School

VIII.E.6. Laura Yust, retirement effective the end of the 2018-19 school year, as Elementary Teacher at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.E.7. Lezlie Sundeen, retirement effective June 28, 2019, as Secretary at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.E.8. Maranda Nelson, resignation effective November 21, 2018, as School Age Care Adult Assistant at North Branch Area Education Center

VIII.E.9. Cindy Jutz, leave request effective November 6, 2018 through November 20, 2018, as Educational Assistant at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.E.10. Lucy Buisman, leave request effective January 4, 2019 through February 22, 2019, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area High School

VIII.E.11. Andrea DeSmet, leave request effective March 18, 2019 until the end of the 2018-19 school year, as 0.5 FTE Intervention Teacher at Sunrise River Elementary School

VIII.E.12. James Oman, employment effective November 12, 2018, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.E.13. Jason Steeves, employment effective November 26, 2018, as SPED Assistant at North Branch Area Middle School

VIII.E.14. Alexandra Graves, temporary employment effective November 29, 2018 through March 8, 2019, as JROTC Assistant at North Branch Area High School

VIII.E.15. Jenny Nelson, change of position from Schoolkeeper to Custodian, effective December 5, 2018, at North Branch Area Public Schools

VIII.E.16. 2018-19 Extra Curricular Winter Coach Positions

VIII.E.16.a. Alex Kuhlman, Class 1, Step 3, as Head Coach for Boys Basketball

VIII.E.16.b. Chris Johnson, Class 2, Step 4, as Head Coach for Gymnastics

VIII.E.16.c. Russell Bohaty - Boys Hockey Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.d. Jacob Horn - Wrestling Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.e. Reid Johnson - Wrestling Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.f. Lucas Nadeau - Wrestling Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.g. Thomas Chaklos - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.h. Kenneth Cummings - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.i. Tomy Cummings - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.j. Philip Koeppen - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.k. Stephanie Opdahl - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.l. David Smith Patras - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.E.16.m. George Tribbett - Robotics Volunteer Coach

VIII.F. Agreement Between Independent School District No. 138, North Branch, Minnesota, and Marketing on the Move, LLC

VIII.G. Acceptance of Donations
Minnesota Statute 123B.02 permits school boards to "...receive, for the benefit of the district, bequests, donations, or gifts for any proper purpose and apply the same to the purpose designated.  In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created for the benefit of the district, and for the benefit of pupils thereof."

Therefore, the Superintendent recommends the following resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 138 that the School Board accept with appreciation the following contributions and permit their use as designated by the donors.

IX. Open Mic: Open mic is a time for public comment. However, it is not a means to have issues added to this evening’s agenda. It is also not a means to discuss specific individuals negatively in public, either by name or position. If you would like district follow up to comments, please leave appropriate contact information on the open mic sign-in sheet. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

X. Old Business

X.A. Consider Second Reading of the Following Policies

X.A.1. Policy 504 - Student Dress and Appearance

X.A.2. Policy 506 - Student Discipline

X.A.3. Policy 509 - Enrollment of Nonresident Students

X.A.4. Policy 530 - Immunization Requirements

X.A.5. Policy 611 - Home Schooling

XI. New Business

XI.A. Consider Acceptance of Audit Report for FY 2018

XI.B. Consider Certification of Property Tax Levy 2018, Payable 2019

XI.C. Consider Resolution Relating to General Obligation Aid Anticipation Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2019A; Authorizing the Issuance, Awarding the Sale and Establishing the Terms Thereof 

XI.D. Consider 2017-18 World's Best Workforce Report Summary

XI.E. Consider First Reading of the Following Policies

XI.E.1. Policy 525 - Violence Prevention

XI.E.2. Policy 707 - Transportation of Public School Students

XI.E.3. Policy 708 - Transportation of Nonpublic School Students

XI.E.4. Policy 722 - Public Data Request and FORM

XI.E.5. Policy 903 - Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites

XII. Addendum

XII.A. Consent

XII.A.1. Ratify Contract with the Superintendent for 2019-20 and 2020-21

XII.A.2. Cherie Turek, leave request effective December 12, 2018 through December 28, 2018, as Tech Support Specialist II at North Branch Area Public Schools

XIII. Information

XIII.A. Board & Administrator December 2018 Issue

XIV. Board Requests

XV. Committee Reports

XV.A. SEE (Schools for Equity in Education)

XV.B. Negotiations

XV.C. MSBA Update or Report

XV.D. MSHSL

XV.E. SCRED Report

XV.F. Staff Development Report

XV.G. Community Education Advisory Committee Report

XV.H. Policy Committee Report

XVI. Dates to Remember

XVI.A. Thursday, January 10, 2019 Policy Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 118

XVI.B. Thursday, January 10, 2019 Organizational Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI.C. Thursday, January 10, 2019 Regular School Board Meeting, immediately following the Organizational Meeting, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI.D. Thursday, January 24, 2019 Special School Board Meeting, 5:30 pm, North Branch Area Education Center, Room 126

XVI.E. Friday, January 25, 2019 New School Board Member Orientation, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

XVII. Adjournment